CalcProgrammer1
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My CD-RW drive in my Compaq PC just started acting up. It wouldn't eject the disk but maybe once in 10 tries or more. When I pressed the eject button, the drive would make a thud sound and then the motor would run, but the tray wouldn't come out. The CD would read OK, but it wouldn't eject the disk.
I just took it apart and tried ejecting it without the cover on. When the top is removed, the tray ejects fine. When I set the top back on, it stopped ejecting. I found that the holder piece on the top connects with the spinning motor when the drive is shut, and I'm assuming it uses magnets to do this. When it tries to eject, the motor piece wouldn't pull away from the top piece, and the tray wouldn't be able to move, because the drive hardware (laser and motor assembly) lowers when the tray moves out. I think the problem is a slipping belt on the motor that drives the tray, which in turn drives the drive assembly up and down.
If that is the problem, where might I find a new belt cheap? I have replaced the drive with a DVD burner, but I still would like to use the CD-RW in an old PC.
I just took it apart and tried ejecting it without the cover on. When the top is removed, the tray ejects fine. When I set the top back on, it stopped ejecting. I found that the holder piece on the top connects with the spinning motor when the drive is shut, and I'm assuming it uses magnets to do this. When it tries to eject, the motor piece wouldn't pull away from the top piece, and the tray wouldn't be able to move, because the drive hardware (laser and motor assembly) lowers when the tray moves out. I think the problem is a slipping belt on the motor that drives the tray, which in turn drives the drive assembly up and down.
If that is the problem, where might I find a new belt cheap? I have replaced the drive with a DVD burner, but I still would like to use the CD-RW in an old PC.